Bachelor of Science and Entrepreneurship

Artificial intelligence and technical innovation are expanding at a rapid speed. Change has become the only constant. Fluency in both science and entrepreneurship will set you up to embrace, benefit and thrive financially in a transforming world.

Entrepreneurs and scientific innovators find solutions and open doors. They bring evidence-based ideas under the spotlight and work fearlessly until new realities emerge.

What will you do?

Our Bachelor of Science and Entrepreneurship will teach you about technologies driving change and how to seize opportunities arising through those same changes. You will:

develop deep discipline knowledge in your chosen science area

apply science skills to real-world problems and business opportunities

consider start-up funding, marketing, risks and ethics

develop business plans for potential ventures

spend a quarter of your time learning from industry experts in the University’s Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre

access the University’s ThincLab Incubator(s).

You can also earn course credit by taking part in the Australian eChallenge—a competition-based learning experience that develops strategic business thinking for early-stage entrepreneurial ventures.

Where could it take you?

We can’t wait to find out! You might clear the ocean of plastics or promote disease-resistant crops. You could market anti-aging capsules. Perhaps you’ll solve the energy crisis, found the next fortune 500 company or offer tours in space. When you combine science with entrepreneurship, the limit extends to the sky and beyond.

Selection Criteria

Recent Secondary Education

Applicants with recent secondary education are those whose admission is primarily based on the completion of Year 12 within the last two years, however if you completed your secondary education more than two years ago, you may still be able to be considered on the basis of your secondary schooling. You must not have completed more than 2 years full time equivalent university study (48 units). You compete for a place with your Selection Rank (ATAR plus any applicable adjustment factors). Indigenous applicants may be eligible for entry through the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access Scheme. See Wirltu Yarlu for further information.

Higher Education Study

You must have completed at least six months full time equivalent higher education study (the number of courses and units will vary depending on your prior institution however at the University of Adelaide, this equates to 4 courses / 12 units). A Grade Point Average (GPA) is calculated for each separate program you have undertaken (apart from some double degree programs where the GPA is combined). You compete on the basis of your best GPA. Indigenous applicants may be eligible for entry through the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access Scheme. See Wirltu Yarlu for further information.

Vocational Education and Training (VET) study

You must have completed an AQF Certificate IV or above from a Registered Training Organisation. Your application will be ranked according to the level of the award. Indigenous applicants may be eligible for entry through the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access Scheme. See Wirltu Yarlu for further information.

Work and life experience

To be eligible to sit the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) as as pathway for entry, you must be 18 years or over before 1 February 2020. If you have studied at higher education level in the last two years (for 2020 entry this means you were enrolled in either 2019 or 2018), you must not have accumulated more than a TOTAL of 2 years full-time (or part-time equivalent) higher education study (ie. including any study prior to 2018). If you meet this criteria, you will be ranked according to your result in the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT). Your STAT result is not weighted between verbal and quantitative components. Indigenous applicants may be eligible for entry through the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access Scheme. See Wirltu Yarlu for further information.

Students who don't meet the academic requirements or who have other qualifications from the South Pacific Islands, Japan, Korea, Philippines or Taiwan may be eligible to apply for a Pre-University Pathway to prepare for or gain entry into the University's undergraduate academic programs. For additional information see Pathway Programs

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